Ship&Offshore | Ausgabe 06/2025
Incat launches world’s largest battery-powered ship
China Zorrilla | The largest battery-electric ship in the world has been launched at Incat’s shipyard in Hobart, Tasmania. The ferry China Zorrilla is being built for the South American ferry operator, Buquebus, and will operate across the River Plate between Buenos Aires and Uruguay. The all-electric vessel will be capable of carrying up to 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles. The ferry, the ninth that Incat has built for Buquebus, has an energy storage system consisting of more than 250 tonnes of batteries and over 40MWh of installed capacity....